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. >> massachusetts senator john kerry is the next secretary of state of the united states after the full senate overwhelmingly confirmed him. choice to head the state department was approved 94-3. kerry is expected to give a fair well speech. hillary clinton's last day on the job is friday. >>> also another member of the president's cabinet is heading for the door. transportation secretary ray lahood was the only republican left in the president's candidate. considers former republican chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. >> the current secretary of state is downplaying calls for her to run for president in 2016. hillary clinton is casting doubt on a presidential run just days after a super pack was formed to back her. in several interviews she says she is not getting back into politics. in 2008 she lost to president obama in a bitter democrat primary campaign. >>> maryland governor martin -- submit questions to the governor and other members of the administration. they can use twitter, facebook and the maryland government web site. we have the information and links on myfoxdc.c
. >> massachusetts senator john kerry is the next secretary of state of the united states after the full senate overwhelmingly confirmed him. choice to head the state department was approved 94-3. kerry is expected to give a fair well speech. hillary clinton's last day on the job is friday. >>> also another member of the president's cabinet is heading for the door. transportation secretary ray lahood was the only republican left in the president's candidate. considers former...
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and guess what, we have, now, 20 women in the united states senate, 16 democrats. we know we support it. we hop our republican colleagues do and there are good men like our president right here in the senate that will. and we're going to make our case that this is -- if we can pass paycheck fairness which will deal with the two major issues, number one, when a woman asks either the guy next to her or her personnel director what her pay is and the guy making it, she can be harassed, she can be punished, she can even be fired. we want to stop that. and second, there's a loophole where they make up that because you're a woman, gender, that they can pay a guy more. but usually, we find those are phony reasons. >> now, senator boxer, this affects, literally, millions of people. this is not a marginal issue at all. when you look at the fact that -- look at families. 12 million families with children rely primarily on women's earnings. 6.3 million families are headed by working single mothers. i was raised by single mothers. so when they only get three quarters, a little
and guess what, we have, now, 20 women in the united states senate, 16 democrats. we know we support it. we hop our republican colleagues do and there are good men like our president right here in the senate that will. and we're going to make our case that this is -- if we can pass paycheck fairness which will deal with the two major issues, number one, when a woman asks either the guy next to her or her personnel director what her pay is and the guy making it, she can be harassed, she can be...
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but just two years later he was elected to the united states senate. he served in the senate for five terms. he's had -- he's always been an unflinching advocate for veterans. he helped found the vietnam veterans for america. he's helped to secure treatment for service members dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. he's deserved six years in the senate intelligence committee and 28 years on the foreign relations committee. he's been a leading advocate of doing something about global climate change. senator kerry has convened eight major hearings and round tables on the one hand climate change since taking the gavel as chair of the foreign relations committee, replacing vice president biden. it was in the early 1990's that senator kerry's brilliant mind and exceptional dedication came to my attention. i had the good fortune of being chosen by leader mitchell to be a member of the collect select e on p.o.w.-mia. it was the believe of many that there were live americans either in cambodia, laos, many in vietnam. we hadn't done as much as many people
but just two years later he was elected to the united states senate. he served in the senate for five terms. he's had -- he's always been an unflinching advocate for veterans. he helped found the vietnam veterans for america. he's helped to secure treatment for service members dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. he's deserved six years in the senate intelligence committee and 28 years on the foreign relations committee. he's been a leading advocate of doing something about global...
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states senate and i want to be or not liking necessarily take the view they are taking i know a lot of republicans and conservative ones in the house of representatives are still no i'm saying not all there but i'm sure it just i want to i want to get one more question here just on this i was watching the president's speech richard and he says that he's willing to let congress work this matter out i feel like that's the same thing he said about health care about energy reform he's going to let congress handle this matter he's not going to take much of a lead is that a big mistake i think there's a caveat to that and i think beyond what the president said if you talk to folks at the white house of the white house the saying is listen we're going to do understand that one that we need to offer a bill to get this done we will offer a bill we would not let it get bogged down like health care would not let it get bogged down like all of rather good ideas what we're going to do with congress is now want to act within a reasonable time we will stand up and we will push it before because it
states senate and i want to be or not liking necessarily take the view they are taking i know a lot of republicans and conservative ones in the house of representatives are still no i'm saying not all there but i'm sure it just i want to i want to get one more question here just on this i was watching the president's speech richard and he says that he's willing to let congress work this matter out i feel like that's the same thing he said about health care about energy reform he's going to let...
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anytime you've got 36 united states senators who voted down sandy relief a couple days ago, you know that something has fundamentally changed about the way that republicans talk about government. so i think it's too early to say that they're dead, but all the things dana points to are good signs and signs of some kind of sanity seeping in. >> and dana, maybe it's all in a name. because i think what continues on for sure is this conservative domination particularly in republican primaries. i mean, here you've got mitch mcconnell being threatened now in kentucky and next year's election from the right. >> right. and the tea party's never really been an organized political force. and i'm using that as a shorthand for the far right that's been dominating the party right now. and as i point out in the column, that force really isn't going anywhere because of the redistricting, because of the way things are structured in the house. and because of this primary system. we also have zaxby chambliss bowing out rather than face a primary challenge. the element of the party is going to be domina
anytime you've got 36 united states senators who voted down sandy relief a couple days ago, you know that something has fundamentally changed about the way that republicans talk about government. so i think it's too early to say that they're dead, but all the things dana points to are good signs and signs of some kind of sanity seeping in. >> and dana, maybe it's all in a name. because i think what continues on for sure is this conservative domination particularly in republican primaries....
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. >> god bless the united states of america. >> and we are beginning now to get a handle on the time line on all of this. senate officials say they expect to have the president's proposal and a senate plan handwritten out into legislation. which could be voted on as soon as early spring or summer. then the plan would move to the republican controlled house of representatives. in the newsroom, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> the next secretary of state. the senate voted this afternoon after the foreign relations committee gave their unanimous approval. kerry served on the committee for 28 years and he thanked the members and reminded them of the important work to come. >> this committee is critical to putting our best foot forward and helping us to hopefully make peace in places where it isn't and to advance our values and principles. what a privilege. >> kerry replaces hillary clinton, whose last day is friday. >>> a national star pitcher linked to performance enhancing drugs. how he's defending himself, next. >>> also ahead. >> have you heard of a heart transplant and liver transpla
. >> god bless the united states of america. >> and we are beginning now to get a handle on the time line on all of this. senate officials say they expect to have the president's proposal and a senate plan handwritten out into legislation. which could be voted on as soon as early spring or summer. then the plan would move to the republican controlled house of representatives. in the newsroom, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> the next secretary of state. the senate voted this...
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the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, during the richmond program, he called it a cookie cutter approach to solving crime. he did not have a lot of enthusiasm about it. i remember 7 -- senator sessions held a hearing. the department of justice said that a drug dealer with a gun is a guppy and we cannot concentrate on guppies. those studies are what are ruining neighborhoods, destroying lives, and killing people. we've got to confront their behavior and take them off the street. they do not obey by all the laws that we have now. we've got to get real with what works and does not. my problem with background checks is that you are never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks. and of the law-abiding people, you will create an enormous federal theocracy -- bureaucracy, unfunded, and people have to pay the fees, pay the taxes. we do not even prosecute anybody right now that goes through the system we have. we will make all of those law- abiding people go through the system and then we will not prosecute any of the bad guys if they do catch one. none of
the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, during the richmond program, he called it a cookie cutter approach to solving crime. he did not have a lot of enthusiasm about it. i remember 7 -- senator sessions held a hearing. the department of justice said that a drug dealer with a gun is a guppy and we cannot concentrate on guppies. those studies are what are ruining neighborhoods, destroying lives, and killing people. we've got to confront their behavior and take them off the...
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senators for 40 minutes opportunity to address inadequate assets in the united states. as chief medical officer, known to most people outside of chicago as cook county hospital, to confront on a daily basis the country's failure to provide universal access to health care as array to which i believe everyone is entitled. every single day people without insurance sign up to see hundreds of people a week, tens of thousands a year stand out in the wee hours of the morning, hoping to be one of the 120 to 200 people will be seen that day, even better, whether 12 patients assigned a primary care physicians and given an appointment so they won't come back. they hope to be one of the lucky ones will be given a physician of their very own. our current influenza epidemic highlights vulnerabilities of our patchwork for help or delivery. too few people in this country of access to a primary care provider. primary care providers could educate them about influenza and need for influenza vaccines especially vulnerable populations and those in contact with populations. then their primar
senators for 40 minutes opportunity to address inadequate assets in the united states. as chief medical officer, known to most people outside of chicago as cook county hospital, to confront on a daily basis the country's failure to provide universal access to health care as array to which i believe everyone is entitled. every single day people without insurance sign up to see hundreds of people a week, tens of thousands a year stand out in the wee hours of the morning, hoping to be one of the...
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we stopped it all in the united states senate. but yeah, so the good news is that strong e.p.a. can really make progress. now, a lot of the special interests, the big oil the big coal, they'll scream and yell. and sue. but the fact is it's clear that the clean air act covers carbon pollution. now, the rest of it are smaller pieces like agriculture and about 7% of the emissions. and about 11% come from buildings. and i'm going to try to go after that 11%. in a good way. by essentially putting out sort of a revolving fund, people are older homes big landlords with older buildings can borrow, interest-free, to make these homes energy efficient. that's going to save a lot of pollution. it is going to stop a lot of pollution. i think we can actually do something here. now, we have a lot of tremendous amount of opposition. >> stephanie: yeah. and it is so surprising from the house republicans. senator, i could talk to you all morning. you have to tell me quickly about the line act before you go. there may be nothing else more important than the long lines that voters faced in november
we stopped it all in the united states senate. but yeah, so the good news is that strong e.p.a. can really make progress. now, a lot of the special interests, the big oil the big coal, they'll scream and yell. and sue. but the fact is it's clear that the clean air act covers carbon pollution. now, the rest of it are smaller pieces like agriculture and about 7% of the emissions. and about 11% come from buildings. and i'm going to try to go after that 11%. in a good way. by essentially putting...
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the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, during the richmond program, he called it a cookie cutter approach to solving crime. he did not have a lot of enthusiasm about it. i remember 7 -- senator sessions held a hearing. the department of justice said that a drug dealer with a gun is a guppy and we cannot concentrate on guppies. those studies are what are ruining neighborhoods, destroying lives, and killing people. we've got to confront their behavior and take them off the street. they do not obey by all the laws that we have now. we've got to get real with what works and does not. my problem with background checks is that you are never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks. and of the law-abiding people, you will create an enormous federal theocracy -- bureaucracy, unfunded, and people have to pay the fees, pay the taxes. we do not even prosecute anybody right now that goes through the system we have. we will make all of those law- abiding people go through the system and then we will not prosecute any of the bad guys if they do catch one. none of
the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, during the richmond program, he called it a cookie cutter approach to solving crime. he did not have a lot of enthusiasm about it. i remember 7 -- senator sessions held a hearing. the department of justice said that a drug dealer with a gun is a guppy and we cannot concentrate on guppies. those studies are what are ruining neighborhoods, destroying lives, and killing people. we've got to confront their behavior and take them off the...